Personal Life
Damone has married five times and divorced four:
- 1) The Italian actress Anna Maria Pierangeli (Pier Angeli) (1954–1958) (one son - Perry Damone)
- 2) Judith Rawlins (1963–1971) Victoria, Andrea, and Daniella
- 3) Becky Ann Jones (1974–1982), the American entertainer
- 4) Diahann Carroll (1987–1996) (This relationship is referenced in the 1997 film Money Talks, in which Chris Tucker's character claims to be Vic Damone Jr., the son of Damone and Carroll)
- 5) Rena Rowan-Damone (1998 to present), the fashion designer and co-creator of Jones New York (Jones Apparel Group).
Damone has 6 grandchildren from his daughters (Tate, Paige, Sloane, Rocco, Daniella Grace, Grant).
In the late 1950s, Damone was introduced to the Bahá'í Faith by a drummer in his band. Damone relates his rendition of "On the Street Where You Live" incorporates gestures meant to summon a sustaining vitality from `Abdu'l-Bahá. He officially joined the religion in the early 1960s.
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